Thursday September 4, 2008
Looking for a cheap night out?
The 24/7 Youth Film Festival a unique festival consisting of free film workshops and a 24 hour film competition – exclusively for young people!The festival challenges young people to express and explore their culture through the art of film!
The climax of the festival is the film competition where young people 12-24 yrs of age have 24 hours to make a 7 minute film and include a list of items, concepts and locations in their film that are only revealed at the beginning of the 24 hour period. The Final will take place at the Cremorne Orpheum where the 10 finalist films are viewed and prizes awarded by industry professional judges.
You can come along and see some of the amazing short films created by local teens.
Final & Award Ceremony
Sunday, 7th September
6pm-9pm
Cremorne Orpheum, 380 Military Road, Cremorne
Cost: $2 entry
Tuesday September 2, 2008
Wired tomrrow
Don’t forget, we will be meeting up for Wired tomorrow (Wednesday 3 September) at 3:30 in the Teen Zone of the Library.
see ya there!
Thursday August 28, 2008
Mosman Superstar is Back
Calling all singers, dancers, jugglers, etc!
We need you for the second annual Mosman Superstar Youth Talent Quest.
If you are between the ages of 12-19, live work or go to school in Mosman and have some talent you want to share with the world, then come along and join in the fun.
You might just win some CASH!
Entries close Friday 26 September so ring 9978-4013 or email youth @mosman.nsw.gov.au to get more info
good luck!
Tuesday August 19, 2008
Tim and Johnny strike again
Apparently Johnny Depp is going to play the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s remake of ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
This got the people over at Best Week Ever thinking about what OTHER kids’ books the Tim/Johnny team should remake.
‘Where the Wild Things Are’ would be brilliant, but ‘Teen Wolf’? That might be a stretch.
What about Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach’? Or Shuan Tan’s ‘The Arrival’? Or maybe ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ by Norton Juster, Johnny would make a fantastic be Milo.
Can you think of any other classic kids’ books that Tim Burton could take on?
Friday August 15, 2008
Book Week Winners Announced!
The Australian Children’s Book Week winners were announced today and the winner in the category of books for older readers is…. (drum roll please)
THE GHOST’S CHILD by SONYA HARTNETT
About the book:
The sky was pitch, and gashed by lightning; loutish waves rose and slumped heavily as mudslides. At a moment when she was filled with desperation, Maddy opened her mouth and yelled for Feather. And half-expected him to appear, because she wanted him to so much.
Maddy yearns for her life to be mystifying, to be as magical as a fairy story. And then one day, on the beach, she meets the strangest young man she has ever seen.
The Ghost’s Child is an enchanting fable about the worth of life, and the power of love. (from Penguin Australia)
The Ghost’s Child is available at Mosman Library
Tuesday August 12, 2008
Readers Wanted
Are you between the ages of 12-14?
Do you love books?
Would you like to meet other local teens like you?
Then join us at WIRED, Mosman Library’s book chat just for teens.
The first Wednesday of every month we get together to talk
about the books we are reading.
What do you need to bring? Well, nothing really, just think about a book that you have read and be ready to talk about it. How easy is that?
Bookins not needed, just come along. For more info contact Mosman Library on 9978-4091
Upcoming Mosman Library WIRED dates:
Wednesday 3 Sept at 3:30
Wednesday 1 Oct at 3:30
Wednesday 5 Nov at 3:30
Wednesday 3 Dec at 3:30
Tuesday August 5, 2008
Stephanie Meyer News
Summit Entertainment will bring Twilight to the big screen, directed by Catherine Hardwicke (“Thirteen,” “Lords of Dogtown”) and starring Kristen Stewart (“Into The Wild”) and Robert Pattinson (“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”). It will be released in the US in December, no word on when we will be getting it.
The Twilight series is about Bella Swan, a 17-year-old girl who moves from a big city to a small town to live with her father. There she meets the the unnervingly beautiful siblings, Alice and Edward. Initially, Edward treats Bella as if she’s some kind of leper but then you realise that Edward is actually intoxicated by her. His reluctance to be anywhere near her is about his inability to control himself in her presence. Edward, though born in 1918, is a 17-year-old vampire. Bella also becomes close friends with Jacob Black, a 15-year-old native American boy who turns into a werewolf.
Meyer grew up in Phoenix, Arizona with a large family. She has five siblings: Emily, Heidi, Paul, Seth and Jacob. She “borrowed” her siblings’ names for use in her Twilight novels, most notably for the character of Jacob Black, who shares the same name as her brother, but was not named after him.
Tuesday July 29, 2008
Teen Genres in Focus: Historic Fiction
Did you love “Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society”?
Well you are not alone. This international best-seller about twelve-year-old CC who lives in China in the middle of World War Two has been loved by readers young and old. Mosman Library’s copies have been out over 60 times!
This popular book by Adeline Yen Mah is part of a growing style of YA book known as ‘historic fiction’. Historic fiction presents a story set in during a notable period in history.
If you like great stories set in the past, look for books with a green castle sticker on the spine. (just like the one above) Here is a list of young adult books that fall into the historic fiction genre:
“The Unrivalled Spangles” by Karen Wallace YAPB
“Charley Feather” by Kate Pennington YAPB
“Victrix: Triumph in the Roman Era” by Frances Mary Hendry YAPB
“North Side of the Tree” by Maggie Prince YAPB
“Raider’s Tide” by Maggie Prince YAPB
“Who am I? The Diary of Mary Talance, Sydney 1973” by Anita Heiss JF/HEIS
Tuesday July 22, 2008
cool review site
If you are trying to find that next great book to read, and are looking at something with a little bite or something about personal discovery, this web site might just help you out.
Favorite Teenage Angst Books is site where “it’s okay to have zits, daydream, feel secret stirrings within, and wonder what on earth will happen next in your life”
Basically there are YA book reviews grouped into catagories like journeys, pressure, healing and mixed-up families. So whatever mood you are in, you can find a book to suit.
Plus there are lots of links to author web sites, book sites, and even some info if you are a budding writer
And then see if your fav is in at Mosman Library (of course!)
Friday July 18, 2008
Muchamore comes to Mosman
Author Robert Muchamore is coming to local book shop Pages and Pages.
Be one of the first 130 to order his latest book ‘The General’ and you will receive a free ticket to hear Robert Muchamore talk on September 1
Conact Pages and Pages Mosman for more info 9969-9736